A group of five media students at B.M.C. Durfee High School were awarded a prize package in the 2013 "Dance, Don't Chance" prom and graduation video contest held in the school auditorium on April 24, 2013. The statewide contest was hosted by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security's Highway Safety Division (EOPSS-HSD) which has supported the contest for several years. Durfee students won the same award in 2011. Over thirty videos were submitted by high schools across the state, emphasizing the importance of safe and sober driving during the prom and graduation season. EOPSS-HSD representative Ellen Frank from the Office of Grants and Research emceed the program that included respresentatives from Fisher College, In Control Advanced Driver Training, and Boston Limo. Fall River Police Chief Dan Racine also praised the students for creating the award-winning message. Click here for a four-minute video interview with the students and here for a 12-minute video of the award presentation. Click here for the Herald News article. The video can be seen on Fall River Government Television, Channel 18. For more information, contact media teacher Pauline McGrath at 508.675.8100.

(Top row, left) Chloe Palmer, Matt Amaral and Alison Gomes look over Shawn Sowersby's shoulder as he works on a video project in the Durfee media center. (Top row, center) Winning video team members Sydney Palmer, Alison Gomes, Chloe Palmer, Matt Amaral and Shawn Sowersby pose for a group photo. (Top row, right) Matt Amaral works at one of the Mac computers. (Row two, left) Sydney Palmer stands in the sound booth where some of the sound track for the video was recorded. (Row three) Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Office of Grants and Research Executive Director Ellen J. Frank emcees the award ceremony in the auditorium before the entire senior class. (Bottom row) Chloe Palmer speaks for the group in accepting the award and then talks with Ms. Frank after the ceremony.